Electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire is best known for realising Ron Grainer’s ‘Dr Who’ theme, and for her work at the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop. In January 2013, hundreds of people gathered in Manchester for the first Delia Derbyshire Day to listen to a selection of Delia's personal archives: tape loops, found sounds, home recordings from the radio, and preparatory work for her BBC and other composition. ‘The Future is Handmade’ gives Resonance FM listeners who may have...
Topics: Delia Derbyshire, Doctor Who, BBC, electronic music, Radiophonic, Ron Grainer, musique concrete
Author and teacher Geoff Ryman reflects on the soundtrack to MGM's classic 'Wizard of Oz' got him into the habit of re-imagining the story, which led to his own novel' Was'. First broadcast on Resonance FM in London, 104.4 FM, 12:00 pm Christmas Day 2012.
Topics: Oz, Geoff Ryman, Baum